PPI's are pretty safe drugs to take, not too many side effects with those. Well, aside from the men growing breasts thing, you know. No need to worry.
LOL. Actually the gynecomastia (men developing female sex characteristics) is a side effect of cimetidine (Tagamet), an older drug for the treatment of gastric ulcers and chronic acid reflux. Aside from a small chance of yellow-brown skin spots, no other side effects come to mind, but I'll take a look.
Ok, here's what I found:
Adverse Effects
Most Frequent:
Diarrhea, Headache Disorder
Less Frequent:
Malaise
Rare:
Abdominal Pain with Cramps, Abnormal Hepatic Function Tests, Acne Vulgaris, Acute Hepatic Failure, Acute Pancreatitis, Alopecia, Anaphylaxis, Angioedema, Anorexia, Anxiety, Arthralgia, Back Pain, Blurred Vision, Bronchitis, Chest Pain, Constipation, Cough, Depression, Dizziness, Drowsy, Dysarthria, Dyspepsia, Dyspnea, Eosinophilia, Erectile Dysfunction, Erythema Multiforme, Exfoliative Dermatitis, Flatulence, Flu-Like Symptoms, Gastroenteritis, General Weakness, Hematuria, Hyperglycemia, Hyperlipidemia, Hypertonia, Hypokinesia, Impaired Cognition, Increased Appetite, Increased Urinary Frequency, Insomnia, Interstitial Nephritis, Jaundice, Maculopapular Rash, Migraine, Nausea, Neck Pain, Nervousness, Optic Neuropathy, Pain, Pancytopenia, Paresthesia, Pharyngitis, Photophobia, Pruritus of Skin, Rectal Disorders, Rhabdomyolysis, Rhinitis, Sialorrhea, Sinusitis, Skin Rash, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, Tinnitus, Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, Tremors, Upper Respiratory Infection, Urinary Tract Infections, Urticaria, Vertigo, Vomiting, Xerostomia
Obviously, the "rare" side-effects are just that, rare.
